The nucleophilic substitution of PhCCl3 by KF in imidazolium‐type RTILs is faster than in classical organic solvents but it is strongly dependent upon the nature of the counteranion. The addition of bromide salts in substoichoimetric amounts to the [bmim][PF6] solvent strongly accelerates this reaction. Furthermore, it has been discovered that addition of KPF6 to the reaction mixtures strongly activates the nucleophilic fluorination by KF, not only in the [bmim][NTf2] or [bmim][PF6] ionic liquids but also for the reactions performed in sulfolane.
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Anguille et al. (2006) studied this question.